★ ★  Strong, George Crockett

George Crockett Strong

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Born: October 16, 1832

Birthplace: Stockbridge, Vermont

Father:
David Ellsworth Strong 1801 – 1840

Mother: Harriet Fay 1803 – 1843

Wife: Margaret Ellis Budd 1838 – 1881

Children:

Wilson Budd Strong 1860 – 1914​

Education:

Attended Williston Seminary​
1857: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (5th in class)​

Occupation before War:

1857 – 1859: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.​
1857 – 1858: Assistant at Frankford Arsenal, Pennsylvania​
1858: Assistant at Fort Monroe Arsenal, Virginia​
1858 – 1859: Commander of Mount Vernon Arsenal, Alabama​
1859 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.​
1859 – 1861: Assistant at Watervliet Arsenal, New York​
1861 – 1863: 1st Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.​

Civil War Career:

1861: Temporary Commander of Watervliet Arsenal, New York​
1861: Ordnance Officer on the Staff of Major General McDowell​
1861: Served as Ordnance Officer at First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​
1861: Assistant Ordnance Officer on staff of Major Gen. McClellan​
1861 – 1862: Served on the Staff of Major General Butler​
1861 – 1862: Major and Assistant Adjutant General in Union Army​
Served in the Expedition to New Orleans, Louisiana​
1862: Chief of Ordnance to Major General Butler for Dept. of the Gulf​
1862: Served in Expedition from Ship Island to Biloxi, Mississippi​
1862: Served in the Capture of New Orleans, Louisiana​
1862: Served in Expedition to Ponchatoula​
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​
1862 – 1863: Served on the Staff of Major General Butler​
1863: Captain United States Army, Ordnance Department​
1863: Brigade Commander in Charleston, South Carolina​
1863: Mortally Wounded during the Assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina​
1863: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers​
Left without permission on a steamer for the North​

Died:
July 30, 1863

Place of Death: New York City, New York

Cause of Death: Wounds and lockjaw

Age at time of Death: 30 years old

Burial Place: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
 
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